Can tracking where people go stop dengue? new study says yes
NCT ID NCT06599970
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to improve how we predict and prevent dengue outbreaks by looking at how people move around the city. Researchers in Cuba will collect information from 810 residents about their daily travel, along with mosquito and weather data. The goal is to build better computer models that show where and when dengue is likely to spread, so health officials can target prevention efforts more effectively.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 810 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Research will take place in Cienfuegos municipality, Cuba, with a population of 178 776 inhabitants. For the epidemiological and entomological data, routine surveillance info will be used, which covers the entire municipality. For mobility patterns characterisation, for example the mobility survey: we selected (based on epidemiological patterns) 5 sentinel Popular Councils. Within each, 4 consultorios and their area of coverage were selected. In the consultorium exists a health registry, a list of all persons in the consultorium catchment area. Participants will be selected from the health registry by a random process using the RANDBETWEEN function in Microsoft Excel, within a range of 1 to upper limit equal to the total number of patients in the registry.
- Ages
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19 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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For the prospective data collection - mobility survey: Inclusion Criteria: * Being a resident of the sentinel Popular Council/consultorio * Being \>= 19 years of age * Being willing and able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * being below 19 or above 75 years old
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri
Havana, La Habana, Cuba
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